Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky
Lazy Doctor Who
Steven Schapansky (Radio Free Skaro, The Memory Cheats) and Erika Ensign (Verity!, Total Party Kill) are married Doctor Who fans (who also co-produce a fiction podcast for Uncanny Magazine). This is a podcast where they watch every Doctor Who story ever made, from start to finish. Each episode is recorded live on a red couch. No, they have no “schedule”. They’re lazy. Want proof? Check out this fab listener-created spreadsheet of episode releases. Follow on Mastodon @LazyDoctorWho@zeppelin.flights and Bluesky @lazydoctorwho@bsky.social or email at lazydoctorwho@gmail.com.
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Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky
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Latest episode
Jul 1, 2026
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Episodes
34: The Web Planet 2-4 08.02.2016 18:05
Erika and Steven close out their Superbowl Sunday Doctor Who marathon by continuing (but not quite finishing) “The Web Planet”. If only humans didn’t need sleep, there’d be more coming, but alas, sleep isn’t just for tortoises.
33: The Web Planet 1 08.02.2016 12:17
Steven and Erika haven’t had enough Doctor Who yet on this Superbowl Sunday. They move on from a historical to something altogether more out-there. You may find the reaction to it surprising.
32: The Romans 4 08.02.2016 17:01
Erika and Steven finish off 1965’s “The Romans”. Happily, Erika finds that the last ep is much less objectionable, which is good because she loves loving Doctor Who.
31: The Romans 2-3 08.02.2016 7:05
Steven and Erika continue their Superbowl Sunday 1965-Doctor Who viewing party. And Erika discovers “The Romans” isn’t as easy or pleasant to watch as she’d hoped.
30: The Romans 1 08.02.2016 10:32
Erika and Steven spend Superbowl Sunday watching Doctor Who from 1965. First up is “The Slave Traders”, episode 1 of “The Romans”, where the TARDIS crew decides to relax!
29: The Rescue 1-2 01.02.2016 15:11
Steven and Erika take their Doctor Who viewing into 1965 with Vicki’s first story. A two-parter means getting through a whole story in one night, which is always fun!
28: The Dalek Invasion of Earth 2-6 31.01.2016 35:53
Erika and Steven continue (and complete!) Doctor Who’s second Dalek serial, from 1964.
27: The Dalek Invasion of Earth 1 10.01.2016 17:28
Steven and Erika get back to classic Doctor Who right away and watch the second Dalek serial, from 1964. See? We didn’t give up on classic Who! You can relax now.
26: Rose 10.01.2016 20:03
Yes, really! Erika and Steven watch and discuss the first episode of “new-Who”, “Rose” from 2005. Why on Earth would we jump ahead 41 years? Well, you’ll have to listen to find out! We like to keep you guessing here at LDW HQ. But never fear, there’ll be more classic Doctor Who coming at you soon. Or not-soon, depending on how lazy we are. But we’re not giving up on the good old days!
25: Planet of Giants 1-3 08.01.2016 20:18
Steven and Erika start season two of classic Doctor Who by watching an entire 3-episode story, “Planet of Giants” from 1964. And yes, Erika is a bit sleepy again. If you’ve been following along with the serial codes as we’ve listed them on the website, you’ll note the letter I was skipped. That’s because “I” looks too much like the number 1 and could have been confusing. Production code neepery FT...
24: The Reign of Terror 6 01.01.2016 32:26
Erika and Steven finish off their podcastey New Year’s Eve celebration by watching the final episode of the final story of Doctor Who’s first season (“The Reign of Terror” from 1964). This is the final of the three podcasts for this evening. One podcast ep for each DW ep! They also ask each other some questions from Doctor Who Trivial Pursuit!
23: The Reign of Terror 5 01.01.2016 19:39
Steven and Erika continue to celebrate New Year’s Eve by watching the final story of Doctor Who’s first season, “The Reign of Terror” from 1964. This is the second of three podcasts for this evening. One podcast ep for each DW ep! They also read some listener tweets!
22: The Reign of Terror 4 01.01.2016 26:41
Erika and Steven celebrate New Year’s Eve by watching the final story of Doctor Who’s first season, “The Reign of Terror” from 1964. This is the first of three podcasts for this evening. One podcast ep for each DW ep! They also read some listener letters!
21: The Reign of Terror 2-3 24.12.2015 15:58
Steven and Erika continue the final story of Doctor Who’s first season, “The Reign of Terror” from 1964. It’s another extra-lazy from-the-couch night!
20: The Reign of Terror 1 15.12.2015 10:57
Erika and Steven start the final story of Doctor Who’s first season, “The Reign of Terror” from 1964. Erika is exceedingly sleepy and a wee bit grumpy, so it’s only one episode tonight!
19: The Sensorites 5-6 11.12.2015 19:20
Steven and Erika are so excited to talk about “The Sensorites” from 1964, they decide to watch the last two episodes and record a second podcast in the same night! If you didn’t get the ep with parts 1-4, check your podcatcher app and make sure it’s set to download more than just the one most recent episode from our feed. You never know, this could happen again!
18: The Sensorites 1-4 11.12.2015 25:20
Erika and Steven move on to the next Doctor Who serial from 1964, “The Sensorites”. It’s much more to Erika’s taste than “The Aztecs” was, and they both spend quite a bit of time exclaiming over all the bits they enjoy. There are many!
17: The Aztecs 3-4 10.12.2015 18:26
Steven and Erika finish off the sixth serial of Doctor Who, parts 3 and 4 of “The Aztecs” from 1964.
16: The Aztecs 2 09.12.2015 13:26
Erika and Steven are back home in Edmonton and back to watching Doctor Who. Picking up where they left off in London, it’s episode 2 of “The Aztecs” from 1964.
15: The Aztecs 1 05.11.2015 19:13
Steven and Erika are in LONDON! So of course, they watch some Doctor Who from 1964. This is an extra-lazy from-the-hotel-bed recording so Erika didn’t have to hold up her head while recording. Again. Hey, walking around London (and Cardiff) is tiring!
14: The Keys of Marinus 4-6 27.10.2015 23:09
Erika is very sleepy because Steven wanted to watch all of the final three episodes of “The Keys of Marinus”, from 1964. This is an extra-lazy from-the-couch recording so Erika didn’t have to hold up her head while recording. Now that’s lazy!
13: The Keys of Marinus 2-3 26.10.2015 20:28
Steven and Erika are finally healthy enough to get back to podcasting about “The Keys of Marinus”, from 1964. They’re both still hoarse due to a bout of whooping cough, but they soldier on through talking about two episodes.
12: The Keys of Marinus 1 04.09.2015 17:28
Erika and Steven finally get around to starting the next Doctor Who serial, “The Keys of Marinus”, from 1964. Steven has a terrible cough, and Erika is high on Tylenol 3 after some painful dental work. It’s rambly fun!
11: Marco Polo 4-7 08.08.2015 31:03
Steven and Erika decide to, in one fell swoop, finish off the reconstruction of Doctor Who’s fourth serial, “Marco Polo”, from 1964. How did Erika fare in consuming so much recon in one sitting? Listen and see!
10: Marco Polo 2-3 18.07.2015 21:13
Erika and Steven finally get back to watching the reconstruction of Doctor Who’s fourth serial, “Marco Polo”, from 1964. Warning: there’s more singing in this episode.
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